The Hope pioneer., 1887-07-29

years ago. One hunured small and four
hospital tents had been put up at the
clump oftrees. The Philadelphia Brigade
opened the Nations birthday with a
grand display of fireworks, literally
painting the town rec"
THE tsGLORIoUS FOURTH
Early in the morning of the 4th the
members OF Pickett's Division proceed
ed TO the Courthouse and were called
to order by Col. Aylett. Some one pro-
posed that every member oft the division
present should give 25 cents toward
paying the expense which Mrs. Pick
ett incurred on this visit. The prop
osition was accepted with cheers, and
the way the money ratified on the Sec
retary's desk was a sufficient proof of
the esteem in which Mrs. Pickett is
held by the division. Resolutions were
adopted thanking tho Philadelphia
Brigade for the hospitable manner in
which they had treated them, the town
authorities for the way they had receiv-
ed them, their own officials for the troub-
lie and time they had given to bring
about this Reunion, and all soldiers for
their fraternal greeting. The meeting
then adjourned, and outside the build
ing they Joined in procession with the
Philadelphia Brigade. With each
Pickett mans arm linked in that of a
Philadelphian, the line proceeded to
the Eagle Hotel, where the party took
carriages and started over the battle
field. In the first carriage were Mrs.
Gen. Pickett and her son George Mrs.
Charles Banes, wife of the commander
OF the Philadelphia Brigade, and Col.
Bachelder. Fully 100 carriages were
in the line which wended its way
through the dust of the Emmittsburg
road to the Spangler lane. Into this
they turned and proceeded past the
farmhouse to the rising ground beyond.
MRS. PICKETT's RECEPTION.
Here all alighted and then the word
went round that Mrs. Pickett was going
to hold reception on the very ground
over which her husbands s command had
charged and within few yards of the
woods under whose cover he, "a years
before, had formed his division. The
Pickett men were first formed in line and
one by one advanced and were intro
duced to the wife of their old command
er by Col. Clopton, of Richmond, Va,
by name, stating their regiment and
rank. She had word for all and all
had word for her. The Philadelphia
Brigade was next presented. Her son,
George Pickett, stood at her side and
when she dropped ahand it was at once
grasped by him.
Mrs. Pickett was the center of |
attraction on the field. She had gather |
ed some daisies and clover heads. A
member OF the brigade asked her for a
few. She gave them to him with a
smile, ard one bv one they were given
away to be treasured as mementoes. Her
autograph was also eagerly sought, and |
she refused no one. George Pickett
showed the watch his father carried
during the charge. 1t is medium
sized gold one with the Stars and Stripes
and the Stars and Bars crossed on the
lid. On the inside are the names of the
battles in which he participated in the
Mexican war.
To say that Pickett 'ssnen were pleas
ed would be putting i'll lightly. They
We're delighted with everything and
everybody. In the words Of an ex-Con-
federate soldier: eve are pleased all
to pieces, but Cowan's battery this time
has captured us bod y q ard sotll.. Y WI